Newtek Web Hosting Releases Linux Hosting Plans With SmarterMail

Newtek becomes the first large-scale hosting provider to include SmarterMail email with Linux Web Hosting plans

NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Web Hosting, a division of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT), The Small Business Authority®, today announced it will now include SmarterMail—a popular, Windows-based email service comparable in features to Microsoft Exchange—as a standard feature on all new Linux Web Hosting plans.

The move is unique in that it packages a Windows email service with a Linux web hosting service in a single offering, and makes Newtek the first large-volume hosting provider to offer SmarterMail as part of a Linux hosting plan.

Newtek CEO Barry Sloane said: "We have recognized the need to enhance our Linux-based offerings to meet market needs and remain a best-of-class hosting company. By adding SmarterMail as part of our Linux-based hosting plans, we feel that we are offering the best-of-breed to designers, developers and resellers. SMB's and independent business owners today are fighting for value and the best technologies to run their business on. Our clients will be getting the cost effectiveness of Linux-based hosting plans with a Cadillac-style email application that we have always offered to our clients."

"SmarterTools is pleased to have a partner like Newtek championing our products and working with us to expand the implementation and integration options available to customers," said Tim Uzzanti, CEO of SmarterTools. "Working together helped SmarterTools build an official add-on for the popular WHMCS management platform – a module that will benefit Newtek and any large-scale Web hosts or ISPs looking to provide a high level of products and services to customers."

Newtek Business Services, Inc., The Small Business Authority, is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market under the Newtek ® brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses and to compete effectively in today's marketplace. Newtek provides its services to over 100,000 business accounts and has positioned the Newtek ® brand as a one-stop-shop provider of such business services. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 27.5 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7% of all employer firms.

Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

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